THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, SUMMERTOWN
Registered charity 1129388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MICHAEL'S SUMMERTOWN PCC
St Michael & All Angels is the Anglican Parish Church for Summertown in north Oxford. All are welcome to join our worship, to find space for reflection and prayer, and to consider the issues, personal and public, that face us today. We are an inclusive church in the liberal catholic tradition and welcome people of all ages from all walks of life; our worship is relevant, challenging and dignified.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £759,168 are largely tied up in restricted funds and fixed assets, leaving only £56,852 in working capital. This net current asset figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £150,000, which is intended to cover twelve months of commitments. The charity reported a net surplus for the year but notes that reserves are being rebuilt gradually to meet the policy target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £759k; policy: twelve-month period)
“Net current assets now stand at £56,852 (2024: £46,239) are still below this sum and the trustees intend to re-build this reserve gradually on an annual basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- REV GAVIN KNIGHTchair
- ANN STEDMAN
- Catherine Noel Lack
- EMMA WILKINSON
- Graham Stevenson Kerr
- Ikenna Chikannene Okoli
- Jonathan Edward Arthur Scheele
- Lesley Noakes
- Lucia Costanzo
- Michael Hugh Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
- Professor Patrick John O'Meara
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
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Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, SUMMERTOWN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £759,168 are largely tied up in restricted funds and fixed assets, leaving only £56,852 in working capital. This net current asset figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £150,000, which is intended to cover twelve months of commitments. The charity reported a net surplus for the year but notes that reserves are being rebuilt gradually to meet the policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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